ReferenceforTeaching一、异域风情1.Valentine'sDayValentine'sDay(情人节)isnamedforSaintValentine,anearlyChristianchurchmanwhoreportedlyhelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan1700yearsago,butthedaythathashisnameisevenearlierthanthat.Morethan2000yearsago,theancientRomanscelebrated(庆祝)aholidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebration,girlswrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer.Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout.Thegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecamehisloverorsweetheartforayear.LoversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysendeachotherValentine'sDaycardsthattelloftheirlove.Sometimestheyalsosendgifts,likeflowersorchocolatecandy.Americansusuallysendthesegiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.Butsomeuseanotherwaytosendthismessage.Theyhaveitprintedinanewspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.Someofthemessagesaresimpleandshort,“Jane,Iloveyouverymuch.”Otherssaymore.Thisone,forexample,“Don,rosesarered.Violets(紫罗兰)areblue.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.Forever,Mary.”Mostofthenewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocal,butUSATodayissoldthroughouttheUnitedStatesand90othercountriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentinemessagetoaloverinafar-awaycityortownalmostanywhereintheworld.Thesemessagescost80dollarsandmore.Anemployee(职员)ofUSATodaysaysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.WillthiskindofValentine'sDaymessagereachtheoneyoulove?Well,justmakesureheorshereadsthenewspaper.2.Cluster-of-lightsFestivalPeopletravelenormousdistancesjusttobehomewiththeirfamiliesforthishappiestandmostimportantofHinduholidays.Andthehomeslookinviting,too,throughoutthelate-autumnweekofDiwali,especiallyatnight,ascelebrantslinewindowsills,porches,andgardenwallswithlongrowsoftinyearthenwareoillamps,whosecottonwicksgiveoffasoft,pulsatingglow.DiwaliisasortofNewYear,atwhichtimepeoplestrivetosettleoldfeudsandquarrelsand,iftheycanaffordit,buybrand-newclothesinwhichtocelebrate.Inthemountainregion,bonfiresdevourtheyear'saccumulationofcombustiblegarbage;inmanycities,fireworksdanceacrossthesky.ThefestivitieshonorthevictoryofRama—anavatarofthelove-godVishnu—overtheten-headeddemonwhohadstolenRama'swife,Sita.Devotionalmusicandlamp-lightingceremoniesgivewaytovegetarianfeasts,gamesofchance,andtheexchangingofgifts,usuallyfruitsorsweets.SomeHindutemplesdisplaytowersofpastriesfifteenfeethigh.二、知识归纳1.春节常用表达归纳春节theSpringFestival正月thefirstmonthofthelunaryear除夕NewYear'sEve正月初一thelunarNewYear'sDay元宵节theLanternFestival过年celebratetheSpringFestival春联SpringFestivalcouplets用心爱心专心剪纸paper-cuts年画NewYearpaintings买年货doSpringFestivalshopping敬酒proposeatoast灯笼lantern烟花fireworks爆竹firecrackers灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns灯会exhibitoflanterns守岁staying-up拜年payNewYearcall;giveNewYear'sgreetings;NewYear'svisit压岁钱giftmoney辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear扫房springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning年糕Nian-gao;ricecake;NewYear'scake团圆饭familyreuniondinner年夜饭thedinneronNewYear'sEve饺子Jiao-zi;dumpling汤圆Tang-yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetorspicyfillings金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome.生意兴隆Businessflourishes.岁岁平安Peaceallyearround.恭喜发财Wishyouprosperity.和气生财Harmoneybringswealth.心想事成Mayallyourwishescometrue.吉祥如意Everythinggoeswell.招财进宝Moneyandtreasuresw...